Roush can't drive all 5 under new rule

November 11, 2005|JENNA FRYER

Big-money teams will be allowed to field only four cars under a cap limit set by NASCAR on Thursday, a move that infuriated the five-car Roush Racing organization. The limit goes into effect next season, but NASCAR said it would work to set a timeline for compliance for teams with more than four entries. At present time, Jack Roush is the only car owner with five teams and all of them are in the 10-man Chase for the championship that crowns the Nextel Cup champion. "It is hard for Jack not to believe that there is a laser bulls-eye on his forehead," Roush Racing president Geoff Smith said. The move had been expected since last month, when NASCAR chairman Brian France said he was looking to limit the amount of cars one owner can have. The announcement caught Roush by surprise, and his organization has complained it was being singled out since then. But until Thursday's announcement, no one was certain what the cap would be.